Philippine Politics and Governance

3 Branches of the Government, Check and Balance

Values of the Government • President (Ferdinand “Bongbong”

- Justice Marcos.)
- Equality -40 years old
- Love -1 term (no re-election)
- Peace -6 years per term
- Truth -registered voter
- Freedom -natural born Filipino
- Independence -10 years residency (ph)
Inherent Power of the State • Vice President
- Police Power -40 years old
- Eminent Domain -2 term with re-election
- Taxation -6 years per term
-registered voter
Legislative Department (Article 6) -natural born Filipino
The main function of the Congress is to enact
-10 years residency (ph)
laws.
• Cabinet
-Presidential appointees
Senate President- Miguel Zubiri
-secretaries of different departments)
House Speaker- Ferdinand Romualdez
Alter ego doctrine- The secretaries of the
The Philippine Congress is a bicameral
Cabinet are the Alter ego of the President.
system composed of:
Their actions are presumed to be the actions
• House of Senate
of the President.
- 24 Senators: 2 consecutive terms, 6
years per term
The President has:
• House of Representatives - immunity from suits
- 300+ representatives; 3 consecutive - Pardoning power
terms, 3 years per term - Appointing power
- District Representative: (80%) elected - Disapprove the bills of congress
by their congressional districts
- Party-List Representative:(20%)
Judicial Department (Article 8)
The main function of the Judicial Department
elected at large
is to interpret the laws.
Executive Department (Article 7) • Supreme Court
The main function of the Executive
• Lower Court
department is to implement laws.
• Special Court
The Judiciary is composed of the Justices of
the Supreme Court (15) led by the Chief
Justice, Court of Appeal, Sandiganbayan,
Court of Tax Appeals, RTCs, MTCs.

En banc- Standard to judge what’s right and

wrong.
Chief Justice (Alexander Gesmundo)
- No term limit
- Should resign at 70
Associate Justice
- 14 associate justice
- Should resign at 70
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Powers of each Branch
Legislative
- Appropriation
- Appointment
- Taxation
Executive
- Control
- Budgeting
- Commander-in-chief
- Marial law
- Diplomatic pardon
Judicial
- Judicial power
- Judicial review

Checks and Balances

• The president can veto laws passed by
the Congress.
• Congress confirms or rejects the
President’s appointments and can
remove the President from office in
exceptional circumstances.
• The Justice of the Supreme court, who
can overturn unconstitutional laws, are
appointed by the president.